Otago Community Hospice

02/06/2026

Want to join our friendly team at Vogel Street Op Shop on weekends? 🛍️ We need energetic volunteers for Saturday PM or Sunday shifts. Great team, great fun, great cause!! Email volunteer@otagohospice.co.nz to learn more

13/05/2026

This Hospice Awareness Week we have been supported by so many amazing local Otago businesses. Thank you to each and every one of you! Abbott Insurance Brokers BNI Aspire Dunedin, NZ Edinburgh Realty - Commercial Tansley Electrical Limited Forsyth Barr MTF Finance Dunedin Total Carpet Services Unichem Knox Pharmacy Guthrie Bowron Salmac House of Travel Dunedin City Moyle's Supermarket - The Best Little Big Supermarket Mercy Hospital Dunedin and Pitches Store

12/05/2026

Its fitting that today on International Nurses Day, during Hospice Awareness Week, we celebrate the work of nurses at Otago Community Hospice.

Nursing sits at the heart of what we do in hospice. It always has. From the earliest days of palliative care, it was nurses who gave the movement its shape – who understood that good end-of-life care meant treating the whole person, not just managing a condition.

To our nurses - you carry something significant every single day. You are the ones patients and whānau turn to at three in the morning and the ones that spend that extra bit of time over a cuppa so that families feel comfortable confiding in you. You are the ones who notice and attend to what is important. You do all of this while managing complex clinical care, navigating difficult conversations, listening deeply, and supporting families through some of the hardest moments of their lives. The trust our patients and whānau place in you is profound and well earned.

Today is also a moment to recognise something else: nurses don't work alone. Behind every nurse is a team – social workers, counsellors, doctors, administrators, volunteers, health colleagues, cooks, housekeeping staff, fundraising and shop staff and many more – all of whom make the work possible. Hospice care at its best is a collective effort, and the people who support, surround, and work alongside our nurses are just as integral to the care we provide.
So today, we say thank you. To our nurses – for the skill, the steadiness, and the humanity you bring every shift. And to every member of our wider team – for the part you play in making this place what it is.

- Ginny Green, Chief Executive, Otago Community Hospice

12/05/2026

11/05/2026

Hospice Awareness Week 2026

Hospice is more than care at the end of life. It’s connection, support, and love that wraps around people and their whānau.

Why your support matters? This care is only possible with community support. This essential service is free for patients and their whānau but it’s not free to provide. Otago Community Hospice and hospices across Aotearoa rely on the support of their communities to keep this care going.

When you donate, you’re helping ensure people in Otago receive the care they need, when it matters most.
Please consider donating today: https://www.otagohospice.co.nz/donate

We take your privacy seriously — you can read our privacy policy. If you have any questions or concerns about your donation, feel free to contact us at donations@otagohospice.co.nz.

04/05/2026

WE ARE RECRUITING - Fundraising Administrator (Dunedin)

This position promises to be both rewarding and impactful. As a key member of our Fundraising and Engagement team, you will help provide the administrative backbone that keeps our fundraising activities running smoothly. This permanent, part-time role offers meaningful, varied work in a supportive environment where your contribution really makes a difference.

This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who enjoys variety and is passionate about supporting care within their local community.

Closes 24/05/2026.

For a detailed job description and how to apply go to https://otagohospice.elmotalent.co.nz/careers/careers/job/view/87

04/05/2026

Another amazing fundraising event with an amazing total of $14k raised for Otago Community Hospice!! Thank you to the The Lindy Chicks and everyone who was involved and gave generously on the day 🍾🫖🧁

Send a message to learn more

24/04/2026

Can you believe our High Tea is now next week!! Final preparations for next Sunday are taking shape nicely.

If you haven't received or collected your ticket from us yet, please get in touch with us so we can get them to you this week!

Another of our amazing sponsors this year, is Beck Studios who has donated a Family Portrait session valued at $399. This is an awesome prize up for grabs 👏🏼 Please let us know if you would be interested in bidding on this, but are unable to make it to the high tea! Remember every cent raised goes towards the Otago Community Hospice.

See you next week!